English Cutter Half Hull by Don Farr

GETTING READY FOR THE WEEKEND STILL DRY FITTING THE 2ND KEEL FORMING THE RABBITT GIVING ME A FINISH PIECE WHAT 1 AM SHOWING IS WENGE VERY DARK BROWN TO BLACK THIS IS FOR THE KEEL ASSEMBLY AND IT HAS PRESENTED SOME PROBLEMS SO FAR AM ABLE TO FIX THEM WILL USE TUNG OIL AND POLY THEN THE RUST-OLEUM THAT MAIKE 41 SUGESTED HERE ARE PICTURES A QUESTION THE PIECE THAT HAS AN X I THINK IT MUST HAVE A PIECE ADDED ALSO, NOW HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE PLANKING TRUTHFULY DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START I HAVE NOT DONE A DECENT PLANKING JOB IN 12 YEARS ALWAYS HAVE PROPLEMS AT THE TURN OG BILGE TRIED WORK FROM GARBOARD UP AND SHEER DOWN AND DOING ONE OF EACH ALL BAD RESULTS GARBOARD GIVES ME FITS I AM GOING TO TRY AND SPILE THE PLANKS WILL SEE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON20210319_014828.jpg20210319_014911.jpg20210319_015035.jpg20210319_015228.jpg20210319_015421.jpg20210319_015536.jpg
 
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Hi Don, it looks like you will need to fair the bulkheads after they are installed. If you go with a carvel planking locate the wales and go from there. I am sending a primer on planking that you may find useful.
 

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH MIKE FOR ALL THE HELP YES I AM GOING TO GO WITH CARAVEL PLANKING FOR THIS ONE, THINKING ABOUT FAIRING THE BULHEADS I AM GOING TO DO PRELIMANARY FAIRING OFF MODEL THEN FIANAL ON MODEL AND THANKS FOR THE PRIMER. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS DON
 
OK MORE PROGRESS, GOT FIRST BULKHEAD INSTALLED, NO.F BOW, ALSO STARTING TO SHAPE BOW BLOCKS HAVE TO DO IT IN 4 PIECES DO NOT HAVE BIGGER BLOCK, COMMENTS, CRITISIMS, SUGESTIONS ALL WELCOME STILL THINKING ABOUT THE PLANKING HOPE IT WORKS OUT HAVE BEEN REVIEWING ALL MY NOTES ON SPILING WHILE DOING BULKHEADS. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210321_214336.jpg20210321_214425.jpg20210321_214732.jpg20210321_214816.jpg
 
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OK MORE PROGRESS, NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS ONE PLEASE I HAVE DETERMINED THAT AT MIDSHIP THERE WILL BE 30 1/4 INCH PLANS AND I WOULD LIKE TO DIVIDE IT INTO 6 PLANKING BELTS, HAS ANYONE CHECKED THIS YET LET ME HERE PLEASE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210324_233234.jpg20210324_233340.jpg
 
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just an update no pictures had a bg, big, big oops HAD TO TAKE 6 BULKHEADS APART, NO YJE PROBLEM EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF MISSION CREAP THI WAS BULKHEAD CREAP AS VERY SMALLDIMENSION LESS THEN 3/32 INCH LED TO THIS PROBLEM SO NOW TO REINSTALL HAD TO FIX THE SPACERS WERE OFF SO GOT THAT DONE, TILL NEXT TIME. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
OK PROGRESS UPDATE OOPS FIXED AT THE BULKHEADS, BULKHEAD NO 10&11 DRY FITTED ALL THE REST GLUED THE BOW BLOCK SHAPED DRY FITTED THANKS TO MIKE41, THANK YOU MIKE, THE BEND AT THE BOW IS EXTREME WILL DO SOME SAMPLE FOR THE WALES ALL MARKED ON BULKHEADS, COME ON GUYS JOIN THE FUN SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT AND ENJOYABLE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210329_223815.jpg20210329_223733.jpg20210329_223921.jpg20210329_224351.jpg20210329_224351.jpg
 
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OK PROBLEM WHILE WAITING FOR WOOD TO ARRIEVE PLANKING AND WALES, DECIDED TO DO SOME SAMPLE BENDING VERY EXTRME AT THE BOW SEE MIKE41 LOG, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH MINE I HAVE CHECKED AND RE CHECKED BULKHEADS THEY ARE FINE LOOKING AT MIKE41 BOW BLOCK (NEEDED FOR THIS BUILD BADLY) I THINK MY BOW BLOCK IS TO THICK I SHOW WHERE I NEED TO THIN IT I HOPE, BUT WILL THID=S WORK NOT SURE SO DO NEED HELP. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210401_172140.jpg20210401_172253.jpg20210401_162043.jpg20210401_162653.jpg
 
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Hi Don, the bow block should follow the curve of the bulkheads, maybe a little smother than the mark-up lol.InkedDon bow block_LI.jpg
 
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HI ALL SHOWING 2 PROJECTS COMPLETLY , TOTALLY COMPLETLY DISIMALAR ONE THE LEUDO FINISHING UP ONLY STUB MAST AND SOME BARRELLS LEFT THIS IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST MODELS I HAVE BUIT VERY FRAGILE PARTS AND A KIT NOW FOR THIS ONE THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST I HAVE BUILT SCRATCH/.BUILT WITH LOADS OF HELP FROM THE 2 MIKES THANKS GUYS, BUT THEY DO HAVE ONE GREAT THING IN COMMON ENJOYABLE BOTH. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210407_223934.jpg20210408_185054.jpg20210408_185233.jpg20210408_185252.jpg
 
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OK MORE GROGRESS DRY FITTING THE GARBOARD AND FIRST BROAD STRAKE BOTH 3/8 INCH WIDE, OUT OF YELLOW HEART THE REST OF PLANKING UP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WALE WILL BE 1/4 INCH WIDE YELLOW HEART THE EXPOSED KEEL PICES ALL IN WEGE THE WALE IS 1/2 INCH WIDE WALNUT, ABOVE THE WALE IT WILL BE BEECH, NOT SURE ABOUT WALE FOLLOWED THE PLAMS MAKING IT 1/2 INCH WIDE WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IS IT TO WIDE, NOW WAITING FOR MY ORGAN GRINDER PLANK BENDING MACHINE TO COME IN ORDERED FROM ENGLAND, THE BENDING AT THE BOW IS EXTRME REALLY EXTREAM, NOW FOR PLANKING FOLLOWING MIKE J EXCELLENT TUTORIAL AND PDF NEED TO REREAD AND UNDERSTAND IT IN MY MIND, ALSO NEW TOY GOT IT FOR MARKING THE PLANKS ON BULKHEADS, NOW NEED TO FIGURE THE BEST WAY TO USE IT, PLEASE GUYS COMENTS. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210411_232214.jpg20210411_232300.jpg20210411_232441.jpg20210411_232745.jpg20210411_232929.jpg20210412_000836.jpg20210412_000932.jpg
 
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Hi Don, your close-up photos look good, if you could post a couple of overall shots of the model it would be helpful. Keep up the good work.
 
OK MORE PROGRESS BUT NEED ADVICE/HELP BEFORE GLUING, DRY FITTING GARBOARD AND BROAD STRAKE TO THE FINISH/RABBIT PIECE STERN AND BOW, NOW TO CLEAN UP AND GLUE THE FINISH/RABBIT PIECES TOGETHER, I AM ALSO MAKING A SAMPLE OF THE WALE RIGHT NOW MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS FINDING A CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE WALE,PLANKS IN PLACE WHILE GLUE DRYS SO FAR HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT WORKS, NEED HELP THERE BTW I REMEMBER SOME MODELERS USED A BINDER AS A CLAMP BUT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW IT WAS DONE, ALSO DRY FITTING THE STERN BLOCKS AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK HERE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210413_193017.jpg20210413_193120.jpg20210413_194129.jpg20210413_194220.jpg20210413_200417.jpg20210413_200429.jpg
 
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